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Psalms 138:8

If I should go up to heaven, you are there: if I should go down to hell, you are present. 1

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

In Context

7Whither shall I go from your Spirit? and whither shall I flee from your presence? 1

9If I should spread my wings to fly + 138:9 Alex. κατ᾿ ὄρθον, toward the dawn. straight forward, and sojourn at the extremity of the sea, it would be vain, 1

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Cross References

Job 10:8Your hands have formed me and made me; afterwards you did change your mind, and strike me.

Psalms 57:2For you⌃ work iniquities in your hearts in the earth: your hands plot unrighteousness. 1

Psalms 71:6He shall come down as rain upon a fleece; and as drops falling upon the earth. 1

Psalms 100:3I have not set before my eyes any unlawful thing; I have hated transgressors. 1

Psalms 103:17There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead among them. 1

Isaiah 26:12O Lord our God, give us peace: for you have rendered to us all things.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 138:7-8

God's Care of His People. 6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. 8 The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord , endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. David here comforts himself with three things:— I. The favour God bears to his humble people ( v.… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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